Chapter 18 Plan ahead
Just when Zhu Youxiao was waiting quietly, his bold words gradually spread out, of course, the scope was not wide, only spread among the high-level courtiers, after all, not everyone has the ability to get news from the palace, and the person who gets the news knows the seriousness of the matter, and will not talk nonsense.
As an old empire, he still has a certain ability to keep information secret, and often those boiling news and secrets are all driven by someone behind them.
When the head of the auxiliary leaf is high in the house, in the secluded study, there are a few old people sitting quietly and chatting▲ In the first place, it is natural that the university scholar should be the first auxiliary leaf to be high. The others are cadres of the Donglin Party. Although he sits in the first place, his official position is also the highest, but Ye Xianggao does not hold it up.
Several people gathered together, and after discussing the situation of Jingcha and the Donglin Party in the court in a whisper, they fell silent. Then everyone's eyes were on Ye Xianggao, who was on the top, and they didn't know what he would do when he summoned a few people over tonight.
"Guys, I've gathered tonight just to show you something." As he spoke, Ye Xianggao picked up a stack of white paper on the bookcase and handed it to everyone.
What was written on the paper was nothing else, but what Zhu Youxiao said that day in the Wanli Palace, as well as a summary of some of his actions over the years.
Active-natured, likes to travel around, loves clever things, and recently asked Wanli to take Qi Jin and Yu Zhigao now, teaching martial arts. There are all kinds of things, and basically some things that can reflect his temperament since Zhu Youxiao was born have been recorded and summarized.
Ye Xianggao did not pretend to be mysterious, and directly wrote on the paper, which character's words and deeds are recorded, yes, several people present looked at it very carefully, and every time they read it, they all thought deeply about the impact and consequences behind it.
The earth-shattering vision at the beginning, all of whom were present witnessed it with their own eyes, experienced it personally, and the grand and magnificent scene is still deeply engraved in their hearts. Therefore, they are all very cautious about the information related to His Royal Highness Taisun, even if they are only a five-year-old child now, but everyone does not dare to take it lightly.
It was really that the vision was too amazing, and Zhu Youxiao's identity was extremely precious, the prince of the country and the future emperor.
In this era when the family and the country are one, and I am the country, the quality of the emperor can be said to have a direct impact on the rise and fall of the entire nation and the entire dynasty. For them, the Donglin Party, the future tendency of those who uphold the government is particularly noteworthy.
After silently reading the information on the paper, everyone fell silent, no one took the lead to speak, and some even closed their eyes and pondered quietly.
For a while, the atmosphere in the study room was a little dull.
"What do you guys think about this?" In the end, Ye Xianggao, who was the convener and information provider, took the lead in speaking. It's too big for him to call the shots alone. Ye Xianggao started at the end of the slightest, but in the end he became the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, although there are reasons for his own ability, but there is also support behind him. And among these people in front of them, there are representatives of those supporters.
Still no one spoke, all the people present were intelligent, but they still couldn't decipher anything from this information, they could only vaguely feel that there seemed to be something behind it, something that made their hearts chill, but they couldn't describe what it was.
"Isn't this ....... another virtue?" Someone frowned and said this tentatively. It was Zhao Nanxing who spoke, one of the leaders of the Donglin Party and one of the founders of the Donglin Party.
The participants were silent, and the name of Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao made them a little afraid. This kind of fear is probably similar to Xiucai's inexplicability when he meets Bing. If this is really the kind of emperor, it is very detrimental to them to control the government and protect their own interests.
After Zhao Nanxing finished speaking, Ye Xianggao glanced at him deeply, he knew that among this group of people, only this old friend, who had always been known for his wisdom, saw something, but he couldn't describe it accurately, so he could only give an example of the most similar feeling in their intuition.
Ye Xianggao didn't see it himself, and his first reaction when he got this information was, isn't there another Ming Wuzong going to come out? But then, the instincts he had cultivated over many years of political career told him that this conclusion was not quite accurate.
"Prepare early!" When everyone was silent, Zou Yuanbiao, who had been silent next to him, came out with a sentence. As soon as this sentence came out, the participants all chuckled in their hearts and suddenly became alert. When it comes to power, they have always been.
Zhao Nanxing's words are simple, but the deep meaning contained in them is not simple. To put it simply, it is to arrange manpower around the hidden dragon, and one step further is to let the true dragon lying in the abyss accept their education and become a real "gentleman".
"A gentleman is a righteous man, and a villain is a profit."
In this regard, the people of the Donglin Party can be said to have done quite well, and they will not let go of any possible opportunity. It can be seen from what Chongzhen did after he ascended the throne that this group of people has the essence of preparing for a rainy day.
"Seconded." The first to agree was Li Sancai, the head of the household department. He is a cadre of the Donglin Party, and his talent is unparalleled and very vigorous.
"If you can trust me, I will plan this matter first, and when the situation is specific, we will discuss it together." Seeing that there was support, Ye Xianggao stroked his beard and proposed faintly.
Naturally, everyone had no opinion on his proposal.
"The elder of the pavilion is serious, and he naturally believes in the elder of the pavilion."
"I naturally admire Brother Jinqing's ability."
"Taishan Gong doesn't need to be modest, you should naturally be in charge of this matter."
After some chaos, this party ended like this, only Zhao Nanxing, Li Sancai, and Zou Yuanbiao, under Ye Xianggao's eyes, quietly lagged behind and stayed. The three giants and two cadres of the Donglin Party, except for Gu Xiancheng, one of the giants, are all here. After several people glanced at each other, they all showed a hint of worry, this is an eventful season, and Jingcha doesn't know what the outcome will be next year, and the imperial grandson doesn't seem to be very calm now.
That night, Ye Xianggao's study was brightly lit and never went out! As soon as the sky was bright, as soon as the gate of the Beijing division opened, there was a ride from the back door of the Shoufu mansion, and after leaving the Beijing division, he went straight to Wuxi, Anhui.
"Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is desolate and ......" In the small study, there was the sound of Langlang reading, although the voice was immature, but it revealed a calmness and quietness that ordinary children did not have.
Zhu Youxiao held the book and followed Cao Huachun to study sentence by sentence. Because of his strong learning ability, Cao Huachun is not rigid, and wants him to read through the three enlightenment books, recognize all the words, and then explain the meaning one by one, and Zhu Youxiao is also in this little interpretation, slowly understand the splendid culture of ancient China.
As an adult, he deeply knows the importance of learning, even if he is destined to be the emperor in the future, but he can't ignore the study of cultural knowledge, otherwise you won't be able to understand what they say when a vote of ministers argues in the future.
When Zhu Youxiao was concentrating on studying, a figure was standing outside, looking at him quietly through the half-open window, and when he took a closer look, this figure was none other than his cheap father, the crown prince Zhu Changluo.
Zhu Changluo had a smile in his eyes and a face full of relief. He himself didn't read much, and his level of education was not high, so he was naturally very happy to see that his son was taught to read at such a young age. Even if the person who taught him was just a eunuch, he was very happy.
He wasn't a good emperor, but he was a good father.
After standing and watching for a while, Zhu Changluo left with a full sense of relief. This scene has lasted for several days, and since Zhu Youxiao started studying, Zhu Changluo has been like this every day, never stopping. From beginning to end, Zhu Youxiao did not find this figure who was silently paying attention to him.
Of course, it's not that no one has found out, Cao Huachun, who is a teacher, must have seen it, but he didn't say a word. This time it was the same, he tilted his head slightly, and after watching His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leave, he turned his attention to Zhu Youxiao again.
This is where his hope lies.
Time has passed so long, and the government and the opposition are also dull and unwavering. It seems that everyone is gathering strength and waiting for next year's big work.
On this day, Zhu Youxiao followed Cao Huachun as usual, reading and reading in the study, and Wei Zhongxian, who was in charge of communication and internal and external transmission of news around him, hurriedly ran in, and whispered beside him: "Master, Qi Jin and Yu Zhigao have arrived." ”
"It's finally here." After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao stood up suddenly, and because his movements were too urgent, the chair he was sitting on was brought down by his movements.
"Go, take them down to the Imperial Horse Warden Room." Zhu Youxiao's face flushed, and his tone was a little hurried. It's exciting. Then he handed over a token to Wei Zhongxian, which was given to him by Wanli to facilitate his passage in the palace.
"Yes, sir." In response, Wei Zhongxian left in a hurry. From Zhu Youxiao's demeanor and tone, he felt the importance of the matter.
Not long after the birth of the grandson, he came here, and it can be said that he grew up watching Principal Zhu You. It's a peaceful little kid. This is the impression that Wei Zhongxian has formed in the past five years, he has never seen the little master lose his temper, and it seems that nothing can surprise him, but this time.
Yes, he also looked solemn and his face was serious. "The miscellaneous family should take a good look, why can two vulgar martial artists make the master value it so much."
It's not that he's jealous, the inner minister and the outer minister are completely two existences, and they can't threaten each other's status. His real purpose is to learn, he wants to see what the other party has that the master likes to fancy, and then learns it himself, so that when the time comes, he can get the attention of the master and do more things for him, and he will be able to suppress the other two eunuchs.
In the Imperial Palace, there are only two kinds of eunuchs, useful and useless. Even if you are the emperor's companion, when you can't do things and have no use value, you will be abandoned by the emperor, at most it will just end up better.
In the palace, every eunuch is like this, and there is no exception.
[Author's digression]: The long and toiling Spring Festival duty is finally over, and two are presented to celebrate the beginning of my holiday.